Vocabulary
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- in a bad way: In poor physical or emotional condition.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- on tour: Time a soldier is away from home for work
- got to: To arrive at some place
- make up: To invent or create a story
- at least: As a minimum
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
- put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
- give it up: To stop trying to do something
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- cruise: To easily achieve
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- shut: To stop being open for business
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- quit: To leave a job
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- deep: Complex and important
- jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
- sin: Act that breaks a religious law
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- solo: Being performed or done alone
- vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
- sunflower: Very tall plant with large, bright yellow flowers
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
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